* News about Mint
Finally the Elyssa KDE CE edition beta 045 was released
Some news about Mint editions
* News about Linux
The number of computers sold with Linux preinstalled raises sharply in the UK
A better ATI open driver to appear
Launchpad 2 released
The 2.6.27 merge window closes – we can look forward to almost every webcam working
Jack Keane game shipping for Linux
10 good habits that improve your UNIX® command line efficiency
I stumbled upon TuxSoftware.com which has a selection of Linux software delivered by the Linux Software Installer which is based on mintInstall. This may have been mentioned in the newsletter before but it can’t hurt mentioning it again
* News about IT
Microsoft’s plans for post-Windows OS revealed
Much of the sale of Windows Vista is really Windows XP
Novell developers make their own Open Office – go-oo
2008 Best of Open Source Software Awards
British police shame 999 time wasters on YouTube
Travelers’ Laptops May Be Detained At US Border No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies
Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto IV – I think it should be totally banned – I can’t see why promoting steeling cars and killing the drivers should be allowed even in a game – but that’s my personal view / Husse
Online threats materializing faster, study shows
FBI Warns of Storm Worm Virus
The hacking exploit Neosploit is “euthanized” – distributors citing support costs that didn’t justify the expense.
* Hardware news
New Version of IEEE 1394
A $10 high-resolution, lens-free microscope fits on a dime-size chip.
Foxconn sabotaging Linux – the BIOS in mother boards is crap for Linux
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Husse
